Weather Records on 8 July 1929

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 July 1929. Highest significance: Hoburg, SE.

Key Facts for 8 July 1929

On 8 July 1929, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 230 daily.
Hoburg set a daily record precipitation of 39.8 mm (1.6 in) on 8 July 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 8 July 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 July 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 8 July 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 8 July 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 July 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 July 1929

Top 20 records on 8 July 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 July 1929	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1929	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1929	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1929	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	monthly rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1929	Espanola, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 1929	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Plant City, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Landsort, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Faribault, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1929	Ft Morgan, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 235 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1811	1
1815	2
1819	3
1844	1
1845	4
1848	2
1852	2
1856	1
1860	1
1864	2
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	2
1879	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1896	7
1898	2
1899	6
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	9
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	9
1908	16
1909	24
1910	32
1911	28
1912	60
1913	29
1914	54
1915	47
1916	206
1917	37
1918	45
1919	34
1920	123
1921	75
1922	146
1923	134
1924	201
1925	141
1926	132
1927	142
1928	191
1929	235
1930	360
1931	250
1932	240
1933	360
1934	226
1935	496
1936	940
1937	287
1938	293
1939	399
1940	294
1941	198
1942	210
1943	248
1944	495
1945	291
1946	380
1947	400
1948	410
1949	352
1950	518
1951	580
1952	741
1953	502
1954	497
1955	554
1956	516
1957	429
1958	651
1959	485
1960	483
1961	356
1962	271
1963	592
1964	603
1965	266
1966	293
1967	266
1968	540
1969	847
1970	375
1971	443
1972	982
1973	831
1974	1,009
1975	537
1976	697
1977	743
1978	727
1979	703
1980	958
1981	945
1982	625
1983	1,198
1984	837
1985	1,024
1986	822
1987	814
1988	1,133
1989	1,174
1990	763
1991	1,152
1992	1,017
1993	1,875
1994	1,389
1995	642
1996	1,356
1997	734
1998	1,616
1999	816
2000	876
2001	916
2002	897
2003	779
2004	1,096
2005	1,250
2006	928
2007	943
2008	1,406
2009	971
2010	1,411
2011	838
2012	1,237
2013	501
2014	692
2015	1,455
2016	670
2017	887
2018	457
2019	569
2020	521
2021	890
2022	607
2023	765
2024	1,269
2025	616
2026	438

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	148
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1